Berkshire Hathaway shares just hit a record high on the back of strong second-quarter results, but Wall Street analysts believe it's still not too late to buy Warren Buffett's conglomerate. Investors cheered a strong quarterly repor t that showed a rebound in insurance operations as well as a massive cash...
Warren Buffett tours the grounds at the Berkshire Hathaway Annual Shareholders Meeting in Omaha Nebraska. David A. Grogan | CNBCBerkshire Hathaway on Saturday reported a solid increase in second-quarter operating earnings, while the cash hoard at Warren Buffett's conglomerate swelled to nearly $150 billion.The Omaha-based giant's operating earnings — which...
JPMorgan Chase economists on Friday bailed on their recession call, joining a growing Wall Street chorus that now thinks a contraction is no longer inevitable.While noting that risks are still high and growth ahead is likely to be slow, the bank's forecasters think the data flow indicates a soft...
Jamie Grill | Getty ImagesBack-to-school shopping hasn't been easy this year for Lauren Cyr.The mother of three has searched for deals and spread out her shopping across multiple paychecks. Still, the 31-year-old sees higher price tags on everything from backpacks to paper — and the summer ritual is squeezing...
Job growth in July was less than expected, pointing to a slower pace in the U.S. economy though perhaps not a long-anticipated recession, the Labor Department reported Friday.Nonfarm payrolls expanded by 187,000 for the month, slightly below the Dow Jones estimate for 200,000. Though the headline number was a...
Workers install solar panels during the completion phase of a 4-acre solar rooftop atop AltaSea's research and development facility at the Port of Los Angeles, in the San Pedro neighborhood, on April 21, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe unemployment rate for Black workers fell slightly...
The labor market added a smaller-than-expected 187,000 jobs in July, but one sector delivered roughly half of that total.The health care and social assistance category grew by 87,100 jobs last month, according to the Labor Department. That total jumped to 100,000 when including education jobs, as some economists do.Health...
Miami Beach, Florida, Normandy Isle, 7ty One Venezuelan restaurant, interior with customers dining and wait staff cleaning up. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesFriday's jobs report could provide a crucial piece to the increasingly complicated puzzle that is the U.S. economy and its long-anticipated slide into recession.Wall...
Fitch Ratings in New York, United States.Cem Ozdel | Anadolu Agency | Getty ImagesGrowing political instability means the U.S. will not regain its AAA rating with Fitch for the foreseeable future, according to Elliot Hentov, head of macro policy research at State Street Global Advisors.Global stock markets fell sharply...
The Fitch Ratings logo is seen at their offices at Canary Wharf financial district in London, Britain.Reinhard Krause | ReutersIt's not a growing jobs market, strong U.S. dollar or a resilient economy that will help the U.S. regain the top rating from Fitch. According to the firm, it's going...